Facilitation Fundamentals

Two of the most important skills of an effective community leader is the ability to:

1. Facilitate group discussions

2. Help groups make decisions together in a way that engages all the voices in the group

Too often, we get thrown into the role of facilitator without having been taught the fundamentals and/or the chance to practice. In this workshop, you will have an opportunity to practice and receive feedback with peers in a fun, interactive, and non-threatening environment.

Key Outcomes for this Training:

• Clarify the role and key skills of an effective facilitator
• Learn to use the experiential learning cycle as a tool for group reflection
• Learn best meeting management practices including prep, agenda planning, incorporating different styles, and more
• Practice and get feedback on facilitation skills

Learn fundamental skills of Facilitating Conversations in these areas:

• Content Neutrality
• Asking Good Questions
• Active Listening
• Keeping on Track

Share Meeting Planning & Management Skills:

• Learn how to plan an agenda that helps the group meet their outcomes
• Learn tips and tricks of both in-person and online meeting management
• Learn a method for planning any meeting or training
• Learn ways to facilitate more effective decision making processes.

Facilitated through a lens of equity and inclusion, Mike wants to help you apply these skills to your next meeting or workshop - online or in-person!

New Sliding Scale Fee structure!

Choose the level which best fits your situation, even if it isn’t an exact description of your particular situation. Do what feels right for you.

Group Rate (3 or more participants) - $225

Small Non-profit / Activist / Student (org. budget < 1 million org / individual income lower than median) - $225

Medium Non-profit / Middle Class / Earlier Professional (org. budget 1-5 million / individual income median) - $275

Gov’t / Corporate / Large Non-profit / Upper Middle Class / Wealthy / Established Professional (org. budget > 5 million/ individual income higher than median) - $325

Mike Beebe has more than 25 years of experience working with thousands of individuals, groups and organizations to build leadership and facilitation skills for a more equitable world. His in-person and virtual workshops are designed to be highly interactive, creating a safe space to learn essential skills and practice with feedback. Past participants express appreciation for Mike’s support of multiple learning styles and the level of participant engagement.

"Helpful frameworks, language, tools AND opportunities to practice and apply them in a safe environment."

"Learning new frameworks and techniques. Also meeting new people who do similar work!"

"I enjoyed the ability to practice facilitation skills in bite-sized pieces and also observe how others (the official facilitators and the participants) also demonstrated different ways to practice these skills."

"Having a mix of large group and small break out discussions. Being able to practice what is being shared with other participants."

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